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Application Development

Support LTO9 with SAS and FC direct attach on AIX

There are many cases which it is necessary to backup AIX to external media. We and BPs have proposed RDX or LTO before, but we are now guided to propose only LTO. There are currently some problems on proposing LTO. Now AIX only supports LTO8 via S...
11 months ago in AIX Planned for future release

Improve FOR-EACH to also have the name associated with the constant

Using Enums in RPG improves the final quality of programs because it translates symbolic names into values, thus avoiding the need to use unnamed constant values. Using For-each, we can access the values ​​of the constants in an Enum definition. I...
24 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Submitted

Requesting DNF build to manage OSS on IBM i.

Requesting DNF build to manage OSS on IBM i. This will help to move out of Python2 version (default from YUM) and make use of the latest Python versions. Will help on the compliance side as well to not use Python2.
2 months ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE Submitted

Different time zones for the HMC

Small manufacturing customers very often use onre single Power System for their ERP infrasturcure, but they may have several LPARs for their subsidaries in Asia, Europe and Americas. These regions have different time zones, but the HMC has only on...
5 months ago in Hardware Management Console Submitted

HMC Central Patch Management for AIX, PowerVM, Firmware and Microcode

HMC should have a Patch Management: Central Patch Management for AIX, PowerVM, Firmware and Microcode. IBM should provide a easy way for Patch Management. System Firmware and Adapter microcode report in one tool (something Microcode Discovery tool...
almost 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console Planned for future release

Enhance Volume Group "AUTO SYNC" feature to bring a temporarily missing (and now available again) disk back to active and start automatic sync

Dear IBM Ideas team, "chvg" command option "-s" offers the posibility to start "automatic synchronization of stale partitions" for mirrored logical volumes.Apparently the code does not provide to bring a missing disk back to active, so the automat...
18 days ago in AIX Submitted

Allow %RANGE & %LIST with ON-EXCPT

In a MONITOR group with the ON-EXCPT operation code allow it to use the %LIST & %RANGE built in functions that can be used with the IF operation code. For example: monitor ; read TESTFILE ; on-excpt in %list('CPF1234' : 'CPF1235': 'CPF1236') ;...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Future consideration

RSEAPI - Enable or disable the use of a service or method

Hello, in the RSEAPI, Post /api/v1/admin/settings : Is it possible to have a new setting allowing you to activate/deactivate a service entirely or just an operation ?The setting could look like a json structure : { "includeServices": [ "/api/v1/ad...
3 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving Future consideration

PowerVC should fully support Peer Zoning

Can we please get PowerVC to fully support Peer Zoning. It was an idea in 2023 but we now in 2025 and still no Peer Zoning. This is an industry best practice recommended by IBM and Broadcom.
5 months ago in PowerVC Future consideration

Add downloaded to IMGCLG to PTF status when using QPZRTVFX

When retrieving PTF status it does not say if the PTF has been downloaded to an IMGCLG even though the SNDPTFORD is used to order and download the PTF. When comparing a lits of PTF's that are required for CVE coverage you cannot see if the PTF has...
18 days ago in IBM i / PTF and Service Submitted

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